AuthorTopic: Question about installpkg. (Read 1474 times)

Is it possible to use "installpkg" with files ending with ".tar.gz", and if so, how do I go about doing that (it seems like that is what most, if not all Linux software is like nowadays)? And if not, how do I go about installing such software on my system?

installpkg will install vector or slackware pkgs to your system. it will not handle tar.gz files, they are usually src tarball(uncompiled source).most source tarballs can be installed by extracting the src:

installpkg ../ivtv-utils*txzHope that Helps.there are lots of different types of code out there so this will not work for all of them, but after you try a few you will get more familiar with how its done , and you can always ask for more specific help.